New Jersey

American  

noun

1. a state in the eastern United States, on the Atlantic coast. 7,836 square miles (20,295 square kilometers). Trenton. NJ (for use with zip code), N.J.

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New Jersey British  

noun

1. Abbreviation: N.J..   NJ.  a state of the eastern US, on the Atlantic and Delaware Bay: mostly low-lying, with a heavy industrial area in the northeast and many coastal resorts. Capital: Trenton. Pop: 8 638 396 (2003 est). Area: 19 479 sq km (7521 sq miles)

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New Jersey Cultural  

1. State in the northeastern United States, bordered by New York to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Delaware Bay to the south and west, and Pennsylvania to the west. Its capital is Trenton, and its largest city is Newark.

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One of the thirteen colonies.

Other Word Forms

• New Jerseyan
  noun
• New Jerseyite
  noun

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New Jersey

Prenga, now based in New Jersey, has won 20 pro bouts by knockout and lost once, but the 35-year-old has not faced anyone close to Joshua's level.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Coast Guard tracked Fischer to his yacht and took him into custody off the coast of New Jersey.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Angelo’s Yorkville Advisors, a small New Jersey investment firm, wasn’t just a large stakeholder in Trump Media & Technology DJT 0.83%increase; up pointing triangle , home of Truth Social.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

District Court for the District of New Jersey, where its U.S. operations are based.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

Since he retired, Scooter has been living in a rooming house in Cape May, New Jersey.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli